Door-securer.



I. w.-s||\/IM0NS.` -DOOR SECURER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 191,5x

1,171.266. Patented Feb.8,1916`.

. @Uniway UNITED STATES PATENT oEEioE.

JESSE W. SIMll/IIMONS, OF,NEVADA, TEXAS.

DOORLSECURER.

1,1' 71 ,266.` Specification of Letters `Patent. Patented Feb, S, 1916.

l Application tiled May 6, 1915. Serial No. 26,349.

To all Iwhom t may concern:

' Be it knownA that I, JEssE lV. l a citizen of the United States, residing at Nevada, in the county of Collin and State of Texas, have invented certain new [and useful Improvements in Door-Securers; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention,v suoli as will enablepthers skilled in the art to which 4it ap'pertains tomake and use the Same.

rlhis invention relates to Vimprovements in door secureis and more particularly to port` able devices of this character.'

The object of the invention is to 'provide a simply constructed portable door securer which is designed to be carried in the pocket or grip and' to be readily attached to a door from the inside to prevent unauthorized entry and which is adjustable to provide for its4 application to anj7 door without altering or marring the door and without the use of bolts of any sort and which is designed to be used instead of or in addition to the usual lock provided on doors.

l/Vith this object in View, the invention consists of` certain novel features of con- Y struction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a transverse section of a door and its frame showing this improved seleurer applied; F ig.` 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig..4 is a detail perspective'view of the cross'bar constituting one member of this securer; Fig. 5 is a. plan view of the nut employed in connection with the securer, and Fig. (l is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the device applied in a diiierent manner.

In the embodiment illustrated, a dooi' j amb 1 is shown provided with the usual recess 2 for the latch or bolt. notl shown, of the lock carried by the. vdoor 3." The improved securer contemplated by the present invention comprises a cross bar 4 designed vfor spanningl the joint between the jamb 1 .i operative number may be employed on either face. A SIMMoNs,-

connector S for clamping this cross bar in position as shown in Fig. 1 is provided and in the forni shown comprisesparlallel arms 9 and l0 formed of healvy wire or a small metal rod, said arms being connected at one end by a U-sliapedloop 11, said loop .being joined to said arms by two laterally extending parallel loops 12 andV 13v which project in a. plane at right angles to the loop 11 and are designed to form recess engaging fingers for insertion in the latch red ceiving recess 2 of the door j amb. The free ends of these arms 9 and 10 are bent to form substantially rectangular loops as 14 which 'aredesigned to encircle a. nut 15-which is provided 1n its opposededges with spaced notches 1G, the notches in one edge'registering with those in the opposite edge to receive the opposite ends of the loops 1l as is clearly shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6. A

screw 17 is operatively mounted in the nut 15 and is provided at one end with an operating handle 1S and which 1s designed for engaging one of the sockets 7 1n the cross bar 6 and forcibly holding it in clamp-- ing engagement with the door jamb 1 and the door 3, the loops- 12 and 13 of the connector S coperating therewith in this clamping action, as is shown clearly in F ig. 1. A U-shaped clevis or guide 19 is shown straddling the screw l-and forming a guide therefor and has eyes 20 provided in its ends which-are slidablv engaged with the arms 9 and 10 of the connector 8.

ln the use of this improved door securer, the loops 12 and 13 of the connectoig, 8 are first inserted in the recess 2 of the door jamb 1 and the door is then closed with the connector projecting in vardly between said door and jamb and with the loops 12 and 13 engaging the inner wall of said recess. The cross bar (l is then inserted betwe-n the arms w and 10 of said connector and positioned to span the joint between said door and j amb and when so positioned. the screw 17 is tui-ned inwardly through tho nut 15 with its inner end engaging one of the sockets-7 in said cross bar. This screw is tightened until said door and frame are reliably and firmly clamped between the loops 12 and 13 and the cross bar (i. The cross bar (i is arranged in the position shown in Fig. 1 when the inner faces of the door and jainb are disposed flush with each other as shown. but when vthey are not flush. and the door is loo Ein Fig. 6, 5 the spaced inwardly fromthe lj a'trnb-jas',shown reversed and t ev end 'of ,the short arrn 5 thereof is engaged With the door. While the inner end ofthe long arm is engagedwith the jarnb, the screw being tightened to bindingl-y'connect said' barin operative position in they manner above described.

'copies of ons From the above description, a win bo -obi vious lthat' when this improvedl device is applied', access tothe room 'is prevented until the securer' is released andno unauthorized? person canenter aroo'rn so' equipped.

I cla'inr 'as inyinvention:

lgdkfdoor sefc'iirer 'comprising a cross bar,

a connector 'forjs'aidbar comprising a 'pair of parallel arms connected at the end rand straddling said bar, laterally extending4 loopsl dispsed'- adjacent said 'connected ends, the

reefends f-saidar'msbeing bent'to forrn I nut`receiving' loops,'rai nnt having notches' thereinforfengaging said loops, ascrew 0p-j dinr saidnut,r and ajgliide' tent lie obtained for ""ihqfor-"Isaid screw s'l'idably gmoinited on said osition of the crossl bar is l ormai l 2. A door secnrer comprising a cross bar, a connectorfor said -bar comprising a pair ofl paralleli xarms connected at one end and .straddling said bar, laterally extending `loops'disposed adjacent said connected ends, 'the free endsv of ysaid arms being bent to `form "nuty receiving loofps, a nut having notchestherein ,for engaging said loops, a 'screw operatively mounted in said nut, and a U-shaped guide spanning' the space between lguide for` saidl screw. I

my handvin presence of two subscribing Wit-` nesses,

y f f l .JESSE W.. s iMMoNs. Witnesses'z i AJ, VEBMILL1ON,1

Rions)l In testimony` whereof. l' haye hereunto set five centsfeach, by addressingthe, .C-oniz'nisysioner of Paten-taff' Washington, D. C. 

